Mosquitoes in particular are highly sensitive to temperature. The mosquitoes that can carry malaria (anopheline spp.) generally do not develop or breed below about 16° C, and the variety that transmits dengue fever (aedes aegypti) is limited by winter temperatures below 10° C.
Warmer global temperatures will allow an expansion of the geographic range within which both the mosquito and parasite could survive with sufficient abundance for sustained transmission. Model predictions indicate that a 3° C global temperature rise by 2100 could increase the number of annual malaria cases by 50-80 million (not considering factors such as local control measures or health services)
What can we do to make our homes better? This article provides us with a few simple steps that can make our homes more efficient, which, amazingly enough, not only creates enormous benefits for us, but also helps to protect the environment.
Oxfam international is a confederation of multiple organizations that work together to find solutions to poverty and injustice. They view many of the problems being the result of globalization. The site includes information on their policies, studies, programs and analysis.
This quiz allows individuals to see how their actions are affecting the environment. It ask various questions and then calculates your answers and gives you a final score.
Helping to protect endangered species is another problem that fits in with our assigned topic. This page offers useful advice to how to help species that are suffering. I think this would be a great project for teachers to assign students in elementary classrooms specifically.
deals with the failings of the U.S. health care system, both real and perceived. But this time around, the controversial documentarian seems to be letting the subject matter do the talking
